Explodible paper toy.



A. GARBEIL & A. CIMOROSI.

EXPLODIBLE PAPER TOY.

APPucATloN FILED MAR.22. isle.

1,199,776. Patented oct. 3,1916.

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ABRAHAM GARBEIL, 0F PHILADELPIA, PENNSYLVANIA, AND ALBERTQ CIMOROSI,

OF GLASSBORO, NEW JERSEY. i

EXPLODIBLE PAPER TOY.

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Appli-cation filed March 22, 1916.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that we, ABRAHAM GARBEIL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, and tate ofPennsylvania, and ALBERTO CIMO- nosi, a subject of the King of Italy,residing at Glassboro, county' of Gloucester, and State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Explodible PaperToys, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to improvements in explodible paper toys, theobject of the invention being to provide a paper toy which representssubmarine warfare and gives the impression of a torpedo red from asubmarine and blowing up a larger vessel.

A further object is to provide a toy of the character described whichcan be manufactured and sold at an extremely low price, and which willmost efhci'ently perform the functions for which it is intended.

With these and other objectsin view, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction and combinations and arrangements ofparts as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in theclaims.

ln the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a view in side elevationillustrating one form of our improvements. Fig. 2 is a view intransverse section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view inlongitudinal section. Fig. 4 is a view in transverse section on the line4 4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a view in side elevation illustrating amodification. Fig. 6 is a view in section on the line 6 6 of Fig.V 5.Fig. 7 is a. view in side elevation illustrating another modification,and Fig.

8 is a view in section on the line 8 8 of Fig. 7.

Referring particularlyto Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4, l represents the base ofour improved toy which is composed of a single paper blank, the base 1extending throughout the length of the toy and having at its respectiveends triangular casings 2 and 3. rllhe casing 2 is appreciably smallerthan the casing 3, but both casings are constructed alike. They eachform an integral part of the base strip 1, and are folded on the foldlines 4, 5, and G, and are provided with tongues 7 which are projectedthrough slots 8 in the base 1 to hold the casings in triangularformation. These casings are reinforced by Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Qct. 3, 1916.

serial No. 85,768.

iiaps or tongues 9, integral with the base 1, and folded inside of thecasings as shown clearly in Figs. 2 and 4. On the base strip 1, a tube110 is secured. This tube 10 is preferably of paper formed in anyapproved manner, and provided near one end with an angular crimp 11which divides the tubes into a relatively long fuse 12 Vand a relativelyshort explosive compartment 13. The fuse 12 is formed by a line ofpowder or suitable chemical which when ignited burns with .a hissingsound until the explosive compartment 13 is reached when there is a loudreport from the explosive compartment and a shattering of the casing 3.On the casing 2, we preferably locate the representation of a submarine,and on casing 3 the representation of la ship, the latter shown sinkingin the water as a result of a torpedo explosion, hence when the fuse islighted, the toy gives the realistic appearance of a submarinedischarging a torpedo and blowing up a ship.

In the modification shown in Figs. 5 and 6, a cardboard sheet 14 issupported by a. prop 15, which extends through a slot 16 in the sheet14. On the back of the sheet 14, we secure a. tube 10 corresponding tothe tube-10 above described, and on the front of the sheet 14, we showrepresentations of the submarine and ship.

in the Amodification shown in Figs. 7 and 8, 17 represents a cardboardsheet having a supporting tongue 18 bent from a central portion 19 ofthe sheet 17. The sheet 17 is cut so that one end 2O thereof isrelatively small, and the other end 21 is .relatively large, and theseend portions 20 and 21' contain the representations of a submarine andship respectively. Gn the back of the sheet 17, we secure a tube 10corresponding to the tube ofthe forms'above described.

It will be noted that with all forms of our invention, the idea isconveyed of a submarine in the act of blowing up a ship, and the resultof the explosion is the destruction of the toy, so that in appearanceand effect, the idea of submarine warfare is carried out.

Various other slight changes might be made in the general form andarrangement of parts described without departing from our invention, and-hence we do not limit ourselves to the precise details set forth, b-utconsider ourselves at liberty to make such changes and alterations asfairly fall With-VV in the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, What we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

l. An explodible toy having aV front portion representing a submarineand a. larger vessel and composed of fragile material, a rear portionextending from said front portion and forming means for supporting the Yfront section ina raised position, a container in which an explosivemixture is located, said container being Ypositioned between the frontand rear portions, and av fuse connected to said container,substantially as described. 2. An explodible toy having a front portionrepresenting a submarine and a larger 'vessel and composed of fragilematerial, a

base strip, casings on the base strip, an ex-k plosive mixture 1n`s1deof one casing, and a kbase strip, triangular casings on the respectiveends of the base strip, one relatively large and the other relativelysmall lrepresenting a ship and submarine respectively, and a tubesecured on the base strip and extending under both casings, said tubecontaining an explosive mixture in the relatively large casing, and aline of fuse in the relatively small casing communicating with theexplosive mixture, substantially as described.

5. A paper toy, comprising a base strip, triangular casings on therespective endsv of the base strip, one relatively large and the otherrelatively small representing a ship and submarine respectively,substantially as described. Y

In testimony whereof We have signed our names to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

VABRAHAM GARBEIL. ALBERTO CIMOROSI.

Witnesses: p

RHODA E. GILLIES, CI-IAs. E. Po'r'rs.

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" Washington, D. C.

